Feed-mixer.



R. H. DRISCOLL.

FEED MIXER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12, 1912 'III!IllIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII/"1/ I Pitented Nov. 4, 1913.

nonnnr HENRY DRISCOLL, or AYLMER, UEBEC, CANADA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

FEED-MIXER.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

Application filed .Tune 12, 1912. Serial No. 703,325.

specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings that form part of the same.

The invention consists essentially in the novel construction and arrangement of parts, whereby the heaters or stirrers receive the feed ingredients of any nature from a suitable source of supply and'thoroughly mix them.

Theobjectsof the invention are to devise a form ofmixer'which will operate with hay or any other feed material, to simplify theconstruction of such machines, and generally to provide an eflicient and durable apparatus.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional perspective view of the machine, showing the frame and casing broken away. Fig. 2

- is a longitudinal sectional view of the machine. V

Like numeralsof reference indicate cor responding parts in each figure.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is a casing of U-shape form in cross-section, having the shaft bearings 2 in the end walls thereof, a cover 3, a discharge opening 4 in the bottom side, and the door 5 for closing said discharge opening,

6 are the standards su porting the casing 1, standing on the feet and intermediate of their height having brackets 8 supporting the platform 9 ,under the. discharge opening 4. 1

10 are bearings secured oneto each side of the casing- 1. v

' 11.48" endless feed carrier having its rolfiir '12 :at one end journaled in the bear.-

ings 10, 'so that the feed ingredients are transported "along the endless feed carrier and dumped into the casing 1, in which they are treated.

13.is a shaft of substantial dimensions Ja in the retiree aaneeereat In the operation of this invention the feed ingredients are transported as explained and the shaft 13 is rapidly rotated, the said feed being caught by the beaters and thrown here and there and everywhere within the casing, so that they become thoroughly mixed. The discharge of the mixture is through the opening 4: on to the platform 9, or into a suitable receptacle.

-The particular form of the heaters may, of course, be changed, and they may be arranged somewhat differently,-but the general idea of the invention is to have no parts inside which will permit a collection of the lighter feed ingredients, particularly such as hay, in any one part unless they are thoroughly mixed together with the heavier ingredients.

It must be understood that modifications maybe made in the construction of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, for instance, the door for the ingress 'opening'in the casing maybe done away with, and a hopper substituted for the feed in place of the endless carrier.

What I claim as my invention is:

A feed mixer comprising a semi-cylindrical casing having a removable cover and an outlet through the bottom opposite the open top and closed by a sliding door, means for distributing 7 during feeding, a shaft journaled in the ends of said casing, means for driving said shaft, and rods pointed at the ends and inserted through the shaft at various angles and distances in relation to one another and formingstirrersadapted to catch the ingredients in different places and "conditions and 'mixlthem.

ROBERT HENRY DRISCOLL.

Witnesses:

P. A. SHE-E,

C. PATENAUDE. r 

